adoption in china?

Answer 1

Fast Fact

Number of Adoptions from China:
2006: 6,493
2005: 7,906
2004: 7,044
2003: 6,859
2002: 5,053

Age/Gender of Children Adopted From China in 2005
Source: INS Immigration Statistics
95% Female
35% under 1 year of age
62% 1 – 4 years of age

Estimated Cost: $20,000 to $25,000
Profile of Children: Over 95% girls; 35 percent under the age of 1 at the time of adoption (2005); all children eligible for adoption must be legally resident in one of China's children welfare institutes. Some use of foster care.
Travel: At least one parent must travel to China to adopt. Average stay is 10-14 days. U.S. visa issued at consulate in Guangzhou.
Timeline: From completion of dossier to referral, approx. 18-24 months. Shorter wait for pre-identified special-needs children and parents of Chinese ancestry.
Parent/Family Requirements: As of May 1, 2007, preference for couples married for at least two years. Singles and parents above age 50 (55 for special needs children) will no longer be approved to adopt. Additional requirements regarding health, legal history, and income are being put into place

The following is intended as a very general guide to assist U.S. citizens who plan to adopt a child from a foreign country and apply for an immigrant visa for the child to travel to the United States. Two sets of laws are particularly relevant: 1) the laws of the child’s country of birth govern all activity in that country including the adoptability of individual children as well as the adoption of children in country in general; and 2) U.S. Federal immigration law governs the immigration of the child to the United States.

The information in this flyer relating to the legal requirements of specific foreign countries is based on public sources and our current understanding. It does not necessarily reflect the actual state of the laws of a child’s country of birth and is provided for general information only. Moreover, U.S. immigration law, including regulations and interpretation, changes from time to time. This flyer reflects our current understanding of the law as of this date and is not legally authoritative. Questions involving foreign and U.S. immigration laws and legal interpretation should be addressed respectively to qualified foreign or U.S. legal counsel.

Prospective adoptive parents are advised to fully research any adoption agency or facilitator they plan to use for adoption services. For U.S.- based agencies, it is suggested that prospective adoptive parents contact the Better Business Bureau and/or the licensing office of the appropriate state government agency in the U.S. state where the agency is located or licensed.

PLEASE NOTE: Chinese authorities are extremely sensitive about the operation of foreign entities in China. Moreover, adoption is also a sensitive subject in China.It is therefore advisable for any person interested in adopting a child from China to act with discretion and decorum. High-profile attention to adoption in China could curtail or eliminate altogether adoption of Chinese children by persons from countries, including the United States, that have caused adoption to become the subject of public attention.

Chinese adoption law is very clear on which categories of children are eligible for adoption and what types of prospective adoptive parents China deems acceptable. These issues are discussed in further detail elsewhere in this flyer.

Only adoptions fully completed in China are permitted. It is not possible under Chinese law to obtain guardianship of a Chinese child for later adoption in the United States.

The Chinese and U.S. authorities involved in the adoption and immigration process review each case individually to ensure that the child and the prospective adoptive family have met all of both countries’ legal requirements. U.S. citizens considering adopting from China are strongly encouraged to contact U.S. consular officials in Guangzhou before formalizing an adoption agreement. This will help to ensure that appropriate procedures have been followed, thus increasing the likelihood that the child will be eligible for a U.S. immigrant visa.

In September 2005, China ratified the Hague Convention on intercountry adoption. The U.S. has signed the Convention and is working towards ratification and implementation. The Chinese government has assured the U.S. Government that adoptions between China and the United States will continue uninterrupted despite the fact that China has ratified and the U.S. has not.

AVAILABILITY OF CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION: To be eligible for adoption, Chinese children must first be identified and approved by the China Centre of Adoption Affairs (CCAA). The CCAA matches individual children with prospective adoptive parent(s) whose completed applications have been submitted to the CCAA by a CCAA-licensed U.S. adoption agency whose credentials are on file at the CCAA.

For further detail please visit link below, Hope it help and good luck.
http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_365.html
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/china_adoption.php

Answer 2

Good luck if you are thinking of trying for a baby from there. They have crazy rules & regulations. & they just made them stricter recently. I know a couple who have been approved & had been sent information regarding their new baby, & were told that they would need to travel to China to get her this time last year. China waited so long for whatever reason that the couples paperwork expired & China is requiring that they redo all of the paperwork again. It's pretty crazy. & the sad thing is that their poor little girl is not home with them.

I know that there are tons of websites and support groups devoted to understanding China's policies regarding adoption. & I also know that there are adoption agencies that are geared towards adoption in China only.

Good luck.

Answer 3

my cousin adopted a baby from china. he had to wait over a year, and that was after he was given priority since we are part chinese. he also had to adopt a baby from the province that our family is from as they thought that it would be better for the child growing up. when they made the trip to china, they had to take a tour of china with their child and take pictures of all of the historical places so the baby would know their culture as they grew up. they went thru so many loop-holes, but they wouldnt have changed it for the world.

Answer 4

http://www.china-ccaa.org/frames/index_unlogin_en.jsp
This is the official website of China Center of Adoption Affairs. If you want to adopt child from China, you'll have to contact with them.

Answer 5

think very carefully, its not the easiest place to get past bureaucracy. i think they will break your heart before you get what you want.

Answer 6

adopton in UK would be better dont you think?

Answer 7

chinese are smart good move